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j BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS
SPECIAL MEETING October 30, 2025
OPEN SESSION MINUTES
Phone
(847) 870-5656
1 CHAIRMAN POWERS CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 3:00 PM AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
CONFERENCE ROOM
2 Roll Call: James Powers, Chairman
William Knee, Commissioner
Maria McCarthy, Commissioner
Staff Present: Michael Eterno, Police Chief
Joseph Kanupke, Deputy Police Chief
Thomas Wang, Fire Chief
Joseph Vena, Deputy Fire Chief
Lisa Schillinger, Executive Assistant
3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1. Special Meeting minutes of September 22, 2025 — Commissioner Knee made a motion to approve the
Special Meeting Open session minutes of September 22, 2025. Commissioner McCarthy seconded the
motion. Motion Unanimously Approved
3.2. Regular Meeting minutes of October 6, 2025. Commissioner McCarthy made a motion to approve the
Regular Meeting Open session minutes of October 6, 2025 and Commissioner Knee seconded the motion.
Motion Unanimously Approved
4 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD — No one in attendance.
5 CLOSED SESSION —CHAIRMAN POWERS ASKED FOR A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION
A motion was made by Commissioner Knee and seconded by Commissioner McCarthy to go into Closed
Session at 3:01 PM. Motion Unanimously Approved
5.1 Personnel 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) - The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or
dismissal of specific employees of the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an
employee of the public body for the public body to determine its validity.
5.2 Special meeting closed session minutes of September 22, 2025
5.3 Regular meeting closed session minutes of October 6, 2025
5.4 Discussion of Police Officer and Fire candidate(s) in the hiring process
5.5 Conduct Police Department interviews
Lisa Schillinger, Chief Wang and DC Vena were excused at 3:11 pm. All other Commissioners and Staff were
present at Closed Session.
The Board took a dinner break at 5:55 pm and returned to Closed Session at 6:47 pm.
A motion was made by Commissioner Knee and seconded by Commissioner McCarthy to return to Open
Session at 8:27 pm. Motion Unanimously Approved
The Board returned to Open Session at 8:27 pm.
Roll call: Chairman Powers, Commissioner Knee, Commissioner McCarthy
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Also present: Michael Eterno, Joseph Kanupke, Lisa Schillinger
OLD BUSINESS
6.1 VOTE TO CHANGE VENDORS FROM 1/0 SOLUTIONS TO RMA FOR THE SERGEANT'S PROMOTIONAL
EXAMINATION PROCESS
Commissioner McCarthy made a motion to change the promotional vendor from 1/0 Solutions to RMA and
Commissioner Knee seconded the motion. Motion Unanimously Approved
NEW BUSINESS
7.1 VOTE ON DETERMINATIONS MADE IN CLOSED SESSION AS TO WHICH POLICE OFFICER AND FIRE
CANDIDATE(S) TO REMOVE FROM CONSIDERATION AND THE HIRING PROCESS BASED ON THE
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND EXAMINATIONS
Commissioner Knee made a motion to remove Fire Department candidate A as discussed in the Closed
Session and Commissioner McCarthy seconded the motion. Motion Unanimously Approved
ADJOURNMENT - With no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner Knee and seconded by
Chairman Powers to adjourn the meeting at 8:44 pm. Motion Unanimously Approved
Minutes transcribed by Lisa Schillinger, BOFPC Secretary.
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